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Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata
d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1834
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Family: Rheidae
Order: Rheiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Subspecies:

Taxonomic Notes:

-10/12/2022: HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 stopped considering the Andean Rhea (Rhea tarapacensis) as a full species (unlike v6), nor do IOC v12.2 and Birds of the World 2022, so in EcoRegistros we began considering it as a subspecies of the Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata).




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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 570406
♂ ♀ Malargüe
Mendoza
Argentina
02/15/2009
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 365152
♂  Adult
Iglesia
San Juan
Argentina
04/26/2009
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 303013
  Adult
Santa Rosa de Tastil
Salta
Argentina
09/26/2018
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 302808
  Adult
Parque Nacional Talampaya
La Rioja
Argentina
09/22/2018
Manuel Godoy



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
166248408/10/2022ArgentinaJujuyMonumento Natural Laguna de los PozuelosManuel Godoy
85181626/09/2018ArgentinaSaltaRuta 51, Santa Rosa de TastilManuel Godoy
85111422/09/2018ArgentinaLa RiojaParque Nacional TalampayaManuel Godoy
113940826/04/2009ArgentinaSan JuanTocota Ruta 412, IglesiaManuel Godoy
197417015/02/2009ArgentinaMendozaReserva Provincial Laguna de LlancaneloManuel Godoy
197335915/02/2009ArgentinaMendozaCamino a Llancanelo, MalargüeManuel Godoy
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.